Black Britannia: A History of Blacks in BritainJohnson Publishing Company, 1972 - 316 pages Historical study of the African and West Indian Black in the UK from 1594 to 1971 - covers forced labour as domestic workers, legal status, racial discrimination, race relations, racial conflict, racial policy, White attitudes, negro associations, immigration, social integration, employment (incl. As performers, writers, physicians, nurses, etc.), etc. Illustrations and references. |
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Page 38
... women had such strong influence over their white masters . In the Caribbean a black man caught in a clandestine affair with a white woman , would be killed , but in England there was much more . sexual freedom between whites and blacks ...
... women had such strong influence over their white masters . In the Caribbean a black man caught in a clandestine affair with a white woman , would be killed , but in England there was much more . sexual freedom between whites and blacks ...
Page 67
... women whose presence caused constant quarrels and discontents . One of these wretched women explained that she had been taken , with others of her kind , by prospective customers to Wapping , there plied with drink and taken on board ...
... women whose presence caused constant quarrels and discontents . One of these wretched women explained that she had been taken , with others of her kind , by prospective customers to Wapping , there plied with drink and taken on board ...
Page 176
... women would congregate daily around " the great , strong , muscular fellows . " These Africans were barred from touring London on their own for fear that English women would " capture " them . In London's Soho district many out - of ...
... women would congregate daily around " the great , strong , muscular fellows . " These Africans were barred from touring London on their own for fear that English women would " capture " them . In London's Soho district many out - of ...
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Courtesans and Blackamoors | 5 |
Bread and Liberty in Old England | 12 |
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